Epstein Emails Mention Trump, House Oversight Committee Releases Documents
Newly released emails from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died by suicide in 2019, mentioned former President Donald Trump multiple times in private correspondence with longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff. The emails, spanning the past 15 years, include claims by Epstein that Trump spent time with a woman identified by Oversight Democrats as a victim of Epstein’s sex trafficking. One email also contains Epstein asserting that Trump “knew about the girls,” referencing Trump’s earlier statement that he removed Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club for allegedly recruiting young women there. The correspondence was obtained after the committee subpoenaed Epstein’s estate. Trump did not send or receive any of the messages, which mostly predate his presidency, and he has not been accused of any criminal activity in connection with […]